The London Eye, originally called The Millennium Wheel, was created to celebrate the dawn of the year 2000. Why a Ferris wheel? The turning of the wheel was meant to represent the turning of the century.
The London Eye is a giant 135-metre (443 ft) tall Ferris wheel located at the western end of Jubilee Gardens, on the South Bank of the River Thames in the London Borough of Lambeth in England, between Westminster Bridge and Hungerford Bridge.
It is the tallest Ferris wheel in Europe, and the most popular paid tourist attraction in the United Kindom. It has 32 capsules and carries around 10,000 visitors every day. Each rotation takes about 30 minutes and you can see up to 40 kilometers away in all directions from each capsule.
Since 1 January 2005, the Eye has been the focal point of London's New Year celebrations.
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